09/01/2019
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
| 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: | DIGNITY PLC (LEI : 21380049687CNAYKV483) 4 King Edward Court, B73 6AP Sutton Coldfield |
| 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate) |
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| Non-UK issuer | |
| 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”) |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X |
| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
| Other (please specify)iii: | |
| 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv | |
| Name | Pictet Asset Management LTD |
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
London EC2Y 5ET Moor House, 120 London Wall |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v | |
| Name | |
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
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| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: | 07.01.2019 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 08.01.2019 |
| 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | ||||
| % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights of issuervii | |
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 4.78 | 0 | 4.78 | 50,008,939 |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 5.41 | 0 | 5.41 | |
| 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii |
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||
| Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of voting rightsix | % of voting rights | ||
| Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109 /EC) (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109 /EC) (DTR5.2.1) |
Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109 /EC) (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109 /EC) (DTR5.2.1) |
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Registered shares GB00BRB37M78 |
2,394,069 | 0 | 4.78 | 0 |
| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 2,394,069 | 4.78 | ||
| B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109 /EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) |
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| Type of financial instrument | Expiration datex | Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 | N/A | N/A | ||
| B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) | |||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration datex | Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi |
Physical or cash settle- ment xii |
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SUB- TOTAL 8.B.2 |
N/A | N/A | |||
| 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”) | ||||
| Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii | ||||
| Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary) | ||||
| Namexv | % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold | |
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Pictet Canada LP |
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Pictet (London) Ltd |
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Pictet Asset Manage- |
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Pictet Asset Manage- |
4.78 | 0 | 4.78 | |
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Pictet & Cie Group SCA, |
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Pictet Asset Manage- |
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Pictet Asset Manage- |
4.78 | 0 | 4.78 | |
| 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | |
| Name of the proxy holder | Pictet Asset Management LTD |
| The number and % of voting rights held |
1,968,980 shares representing 3.93% of voting rights |
| The date until which the voting rights will be held | For the foreseeable future |
| 11. Additional informationxvi |
| Pictet & Cie Group SCA is ultimately owned by the following individual persons* (UBO's): Nicolas Pictet - Partner Remy Best - Partner Renaud de Planta - Partner Bertrand Demole - Partner Marc Pictet - Partner Laurent Ramsey – Partner Boris Collardi - Partner *They all have a joint unlimited liability on Pictet & Cie Group SCA and none of them have a position control |
| Place of completion | London EC2Y 5ET Moor House, 120 London Wall |
| Date of completion | 8th January 2019 |